B. Petersen,CBS Reporter: Aurora Shooter’s Ammunition Purchase ‘Not that Unusual'

[RugersGR8]

The count down has begun on CBS's Barry Petersen's journalists career.

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CBS Reporter Corrects Other CBS Reporters: Aurora Shooter’s Ammunition Purchase ‘Not that Unusual’
By Brent Baker | July 22, 2012 | 16:46

[ignerntbend]

David, You fascinate me. You know so many interesting people. You lead a very interesting life. I hope you're writing all of this down.

[pinkhamr]

Just an update ..... slanted at best ...... http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/c...senal-16834553

[10Seconds]

He is right though, I bet many on this board have more than 6000 rounds in their possession right now.

[LightningCrash]

Just an update ..... slanted at best ...... http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/c...senal-16834553

I am baffled by the link on the side bar: "Aurora, Colorado Shooting Not Typical"

[beast1989]

A couple quotes that stand out:

"As the boxes piled up, he began to shop for guns at sporting goods stores -- because of the need to pass a background check to buy a firearm, they are still generally bought at brick-and-mortar locations."

"Oates said the shooter wore a ballistic helmet, gas mask, throat-protector, tactical vest and pants..."

"By the time police arrived, 90 seconds later, Holmes had shot dozens of people because his rifle was modified with a high-powered drum magazine that allowed him to fire immense amounts of bullets without reloading."

"The NRA has managed to convince the country that this has to happen to protect our Second Amendment rights," Morse said. "As long as we let people buy these guns, we will bury our children."

"If I only had 6,000 rounds for my AR-15s, I'd literally feel naked," Brown said. Then he totaled up Holmes' firearms purchases: "Two handguns, a shotgun and a rifle. That's the average male in Colorado."


The rhetoric in some of those quotes grinds my gears but the last quote gave me a small smile. Has it been confirmed that he was only wearing a tactical vest unaccompanied by a bullet resistant vest? The media is content on using tactical and ballistic interchangeably to fan the fire.

[rda1911]

I too hate when someone wears a black chinese tac-vest and a pair of EMT BDU's they are in full military body armour

[Spata]

He is right though, I bet many on this board have more than 6000 rounds in their possession right now.

uh..yeah.. i have a safe dedicated to just ammos

[badrinker]

He is right though, I bet many on this board have more than 6000 rounds in their possession right now.

Not on my person! But yeah, if you add up every caliber and gauge, I'd be close.

[reddog1]

I do not own any ammo or guns.

[Popjim]

Would not be surprised that most listeners did not pick up on what Petersen said.

[expertzx]

I agree, the reporter may be looking for a new job.... maybe at Fox News.

I asked in another thread how the shooter could have afforded all the ammo and weapons. Someone had said it was probably charged to a credit card because he wasn't gonna pay it off any way.

After talking to my neighbor, I can see how the shooter might easily have afforded everything he had bought.



This guy was studying for a PHD in Neuro-medicine. Apparently he already had a 6 yr masters degree. So, if he had been doing any paid residency work at the hospital near where he lived, he could have been making some good money at one point.

My neighbor's kid just became a anesthesiologist which takes 6 yrs of school.... a lot lower on the pole than a neuro surgeon. While going to school he was working at 2 different hospitals located on oposite sides of a very large city.. he was making enough to buy [not rent] two- 2 bedroom condos. One near each hospital he worked at so that he wouldn't have to drive long distances after getting off work after long shifts at either hospital. Now that he is fully licensed, he has sold those 2 condos and just started a new job at a hospital in Texas.. which will pay approx. $300,000 a yr to start. So the shooter could possibly have made enough money to pay for as much ammo & weapons as he wanted if he had been doing any paid residency work at the hospital. It will be interesting to find out just where he was getting his money. He had money for his apartment, utilities, phone, car / gas / insurance / groceries, furniture, and everything else.. I don't think it was all being charged to credit cards and student loan money.

I think you're confused. This "shooter" isn't a medical doctor nor was studying to be one so therefore he can't or could have been doing any "paid residency work". And second, to become anesthesiologist it takes 4 years college, 4 years med school and then a 4 year residency. That's 12 years and not 6. PHD students don't make squat.

[dalesp]

I red this morning (probably on NBCNews.com) that he was receiving a $26,000/year stripend for living expenses in addition to any money he was receiving for tuition expenses.

[David2012]

I think you're confused. This "shooter" isn't a medical doctor nor was studying to be one so therefore he can't or could have been doing any "paid residency work". And second, to become anesthesiologist it takes 4 years college, 4 years med school and then a 4 year residency. That's 12 years and not 6. PHD students don't make squat.

Not gonna argue with you, you are probably right... various news agencies are reporting all kinds of things about the shooter's background.. the truth about him could be any thing right now. As for my neighbor's son.. I have no personal knowledge of what his complete education & residency experience is or what his exact position is at his new job.... all I know is that his Dad & Mom are really bragging on him.. they told me his new job was as a anesthesologist at a hospital near Houston-- and they were extremely happy with the big salary he is now making. It was just specualtion about the Shooter.. like thousands of others are doing right now.